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BX  8958  .C72  M36  1900 
Crawfordsville.  Presbytery. 
Manual  of  the  Crawf ordsvill' 
Presbytery,  Synod  of 


1    If; 


MA>'rAL 


THE 

CRAWFORDSYILLE 

PRESBYTERY, 

Syxod  of  Ixdiaxa. 


FRAXEFOET,  IXD. 

THE  PHESS   OF  THE  TLMES, 

1900. 


"The  CRAWFORDsviLiiE  Presbytery'* 

(INCOKPOBATED   1890.) 


The  TOth  Axxiversaey,  March  25,  1900. 


This  "Manual"  was  prepared  by  the  Stated  Clerk,  and  is  print- 
ed by  an  order  of  Presbytery  made  April  ii,  igoo. 

David  R.  Love,   Stated  Clerk. 


COKTEXTS. 


I— The  Present  Presbttert. 

PAGE, 

1 .  Its  Territory 5 

2.  Officers 5 

3.  Roll — Ministers,  Licentiates  and  Candidates   6 

Roll  —Churches  and  Sessions 7 

4.  Trustees 11 

5.  Standing  Committees  11 

6.  The  Standing  Rules 12 

7.  Docket  for  the  Stated  Meetings 18 

II— The  Presbytery  ix  the  Past. 

1.  Historical 20 

2.  Ministerial  Membership 24 

3.  Moderators  Since  1870 31 

4.  Stated  Clerks 32 

5.  Treasurers  Since  1870 33 

6.  Commissioners  to  General  Assembly  Since  1870 33 

Appendix. 

1.  Home  Missions 36 

2.  Form  of  Application  for  Aid 37 

3 .  List  of  Grouped  Churches 38 

4.  Suggestions  to  Church  Sessions  in  Keeping  Their  Records.  .39 

5.  Annual  Collections 40 

6.  Treasurers  of  Church  Boards  and  Committees 41 


The  PRESiENT  Presbytery. 


1.    Territory. 

The  Crawfordsville  Presbytery  covers  ten  counties  of  Indiana. 
In  these  it  has  fifty-four  churches,  viz:  In  Benton  county  six 
churches,  Tippecanoe  five,  Carroll  four,  Clinton  seven,  Warren 
four,  Fountain  five,  Montgomery  nine,  Boone  six,  Vermillion 
three,  Parke  five,  and  one  church  in  Putnam  county.  Total, 
fifty-five  churches. 


Officers. 


Rev.  Orpheus  L.  Prentice,  Cutler Moderator 

Rev.  David  R.  Love,  Frankfort Stated  Clerk 

Rev,  Alvin  V.  Brashear,  Montezuma Temporary  Clerk 

Rev.  Cyrus  A.  Price,   Kirklin Treasurer 

Elder  David  F.  McClure,  Crawfordsville 

Treasurer  of  Home  Missions 


—  6— 
3.    Roll  of  Mixisteks, 

May  1900. 

BY  WHAT  BRESBY- 
NAMES.  ORDAINED.    TERY  ORDAINED. 

Joseph  F.  Tuttle,  D.D.,  L.L.D., 

Pres.  Em April  21,  1846 MariOn 

Edward  Barr,  H.  R Nov.  1857 Wooster 

William  P.  Koutz,  H.  R May  5,  1859 Logansport 

John  H.  Sherrard,  H.  R Sept.  28, 1861 Clarion 

David  R.  Love,  S.  C Oct.  3,  1S61 Logansport 

William  H.  Blair,  C.  M April  15,1863  Michigan(U.P.) 

William  Wilmer,  S.  S Sept.  3,  1865,  .Crawfordsville 

E.  Willis  Souders,  S.  S Aug.  9,  1868. Lutheran  Synod 

James  Williamson  S.  S Oct.  1871 Indianapolis 

Samuel  W.  Elliott,  Ph.  D.  Ev 1871 Des  Moines 

John  R.  Skinner,  S.  S Oct.  1873   . . ,  Classis  Ref.  Ch 

William  P.  Kane,  D.D.  Pres Nov.  1873 Argvle  (U.P.) 

John  P.  Hale,  D.  D.  P Oct.  13,  1874 Jersey  City 

Henry  L.  Nave,  D.D.  P June  14,  1876  . . .  Indianapolis 

Charles  C.  Beyrer,  S.  S Oct.  1876. .  .Evangelical  Assn 

Geo.  S.  Burroughs,  D.  D.,  L.  L.  D. 

Prof April  10,  1876 Lehigh 

James  Omelvena,  P April  1877 .' Vincennes 

Thornton  D.  Fyffe,  S.  S.  and  P.  M.  April  15   1878,  ..Indianapolis 

Albert  M.  Hooke,  Chaplain Dec.  1879    Louisville 

Hiram  A.  Stinson,  S.  S April  7,  1S83.  .Crawfordsville 

John  C.  Christie,  P.  E Oct.  3,  iS83,Carrickfergus  (Ir) 

Frank  M.  Tyrrell,  S.  S April  1886 White  Water 

Frank  M.  Palmer,  P.  and  S.  S April  21,  1887 Pueblo 

Cyrus  A.  Price,  S.  S Oct.  4,  1889 Fort  Dodge 

Robert  H    Horton,  W.  C Sept.  6,  1890 . . Transeylvania 

Robert  A.  King,   Prof Nov.  12,  1890. Crawfordsville 

Daniel  E.  Williamson,  S.  S April  14,  1S91 Logansport 

James  R.  Breaks,  W.  C Sept.  16,  1891  .Crawfordsville 

John  Calvin  Mayne,  S.  S Sept.  21,  1881  ....  Sioux  City 

Alvin  V.  Brashear April,  1892 Aberdeen 

Orpheus  L.  Prentice,  S.  S May  10,  1892  ....  Logansport 

Clarence  E.  Fowler,  S.  S April  12,  1893 Muucie 

Fred  George  Cadwell,  P.  E May  16,  1894 Mattoon 

William  A.  Bodell,  P.  E   Sept.  12,  1894  Crawfordsville 

Nicholas  C.  McCay,  S.  S Sept.  12,  1894  Crawfordsville 

Albert  J.  Alexander,  P Feb.  28,  1894 Vincennes 

D.  A .  Kearns-Preston,  P Oct,  2,  1894  , . . Cedar  Rapids 

Charles  I.  Truby,  P Oct.  30,  1895.  .Crawfordsville 

Hugh  T.  Gary,  P Dec,  1895 Wellsboro 

John  Archie  McKee,  F.  M June  28,  1897 .  Crawfordsville 

John  W.  Nicely  F.  M May  31,  1898.  .Crawfordsville 


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Harris  C.  Johnson,  P  . . . ; Sept.  14,  189S .  .Crawfordsville 

Heury  B.  Hostetter,  P Sept.  22,  1898.. Crawfordsville 

Augustus  S.  Buchanan,  P Sept,  25,  1998. Crawfordsville 

Elmer  C.  Shaver,  A.  P Nov.  10,  1898. Crawfordsville 

45 

Licentiates, 
names.  licensed. 

John  B.  S.  Parrel May  10,  1899 

Charles  M-.  Ranch May  15,  1900 

A.  Burtis  Hallock May  15,  1900 

Candidates, 
names.  '  received, 

William  E.  Nicely Sept.  19,  1893 

Albert  E.  Leroy Sept.  19,  1893 

Walter  O.  Benson Sept.  19,  1893 

Harry  E.  Thompson Sept.  17,  1894 

Fred  R.  Farnum April  10,  1895 

E.  G.  Cox April  10,  1895 

George  M.  Whitenack April  15,  1896 

William  A.  Omelvena Oct.  13,  1897 

William  A.  Black April  13,  1898 

Alexander  D.  Southerland Oct.  10,  1899 


Roll— Churches  axd  Sessions. 

{The first  elder  named  is  the  Clerk  of  t lie  sessiofi.) 

1.  Alamo — Organized  Dec.  1877.     Minister,  T.  D.  Fyffe. 

Elders:     Alonza  F.  Brown,  M.  D.,    Alex  F.  White,  Frank 
Ward. 

2.  Attica— Jan.  30,  1843.     Wm.  Wilmer. 

E.     Thomas  M.  Powell,  Harry  C.  Martin,  Fred  Rohlfing, 
Corwin  Colvert,  J.  C.  Finney,  M.  D. 

3.  Benton  (Raub  P.  O.)— April  3,  1870.     H.  A.  Stinson. 

E.     Stephen  L.  Conner. 

4.  Bethany  (Marshall  P.  O.)— Sept.  1.  1832. 

E.      J.    H.    McCampbell,    Alex   R.    McMurtry,    David    W. 
McMurtry. 


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5.  Bethel   (Shannondale    P.     O.)— March    17,    1831.      A.    S. 

Buchanan. 

E.  Val  Riggins,  Elijah  E.  Mount,  Wm.  Mount,  John  Hill, 
Austin  Madison. 

6.  Bethlehem  (Fowler  P.  O.)— May  5,   1887.       H.  A.  Stinson. 

E.     Donald  McEwen. 

7.  Beulah  (Rob  Roy  P.  O.)— March  25,  1839.     D.  A.  K.  Preston. 

E.     Solon  Brier,  J.  L.  Foster,  W.  L.  Brown. 

8.  Boswell— May  21,  18^4.     H.  B.  Hostetter. 

E.  E.  I.  King,  Andrew  Anderson,  William  Patterson,  J. 
B.  Brunton  M.  D. 

9.  Clinton— Feb.  14,  1878.     W.  E.  Souders. 

E.     David  McBeth,  John  Tuscher. 

10.  Colfax— Oct.  26,  1882.     F.  M.  Tyrrell. 

E.     Wm.  D.  Clark,   Sr. 

11.  Covington— June  9,  1832.     C.  E.  Fowler. 

E.  Julian  M.  Martin,  Chas.  M.  McCabe,  V.  E.  Liven- 
good,  Allen  McMaster. 

12.  Crawfordsville,  1st — June  20,  1824.     H.  L.  Nave. 

E.  Wm.  B.  Lyle,  D.  F.  McClure,  Christopher  Dice,  Paul 
H.  Burns,  Chas.  C.  Rice,  Wm.  Remley 

13.  Crawfordsville,  Center — June  24,  1824.     A.  J.  Alexander 

E.  Alex  Thomson,  Albert  D.  Thomas,  Theodore  Ristine, 
Henry  Z.  McLain,  Robert  E.  Bryant,  James  Osborne. 

14.  Crawfordsville  MEM0RiAL--Feb.  8,  1898.     T.  D.  Fyffe. 

E.     Hugh  R.  Brower,  Wm.  O.  Davis,  Charles  L.  Plyraate. 

15.  Dana— Oct.  28,  1889.     J.  C.  Mayne. 

E.  Jas.  A.  Elder,  Jacob  Whitlock,  Wm.  H.  Reed,  Albert 
Aye. 

16.  Darlington— February  1845.     A.  S.  Buchanan. 

E.  Wm.  A.  Buchanan,  Cyrus  Cunningham,  Jas.  Remley, 
John  Hiatt,  George  Seybold. 

17.  Dayton— May  31,  1834.     F.  N.  Palmer. 

E.  Wm.  H.  Frantz,  Calvin  Dill,  A.  N.  Snoddy  M.  D.,  J. 
H.  Crouse  M.  D.,  E.  E.  Baker. 

18.  Delphi— May  23,  1828.     Jas.  Omelvena. 

E.  Geo.  H.  C.  Best,  Christian  Gross,  Matthew  Sterling, 
James  H.  Barnes,  Edwin  Baum,  Wm.  Timberman, 
Jas.  Davidson,  Ralph  Hill. 


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19.  Dover  (Cason  P.  O.)— Nov.  6,  1870.     F.  M.  Tyrrell. 

E.  Wm.  G.  Cory,  Chester  Cory.  J.  C.  Caldwell,  Henry 
Crane. 

20.  Earl  Park— May  9.  1894.     H.  A.  Stinson. 

E.     John  Sannes,  Abner  Richardson,  Willison  Copas,  Jr. 

21.  Elizaville— Oct.  13,  1875.     C.  A.  Price. 

E.     Emery  S.  Maze,  Robert  Closson. 

22.  Eugene-Cayuga  (Cayuga  P.O.)— 1826.      A.  V.    Brashear. 

E.     George  L.  Watson,  John  Lashley. 

23.  Fowler— Sept.  5,  1873.     C.  I.  Truby. 

E.     Lemont  Hampton,  Charles  Cox,  Wm.  Vanderipe. 

24.  Frankfort -May  14,  1831.     F.  G.  Cadwell. 

E.  J.  A.  Seawright,  Geo.  L.  Kempf,  R.  P.  Shanklin,  J.  T. 
Sheffler,  Jos.  H.  Lovett,  Lewis  N.  Kramer,  Thos.  N. 
Salisbury,  Martin  A.  Morrison,  Wm.  A.  Coulter. 

25.  Hazelrigg— 1889.     F.  M.  Tyrrell. 

E.     Caleb  O.  Brown,  Caleb  Bratton,  John  Hysong. 

26.  Hopewell  (Lebanon  P.  O.)— 1837.     C.  A.  Price. 

E.     Perry  Bennett,  Robert  Love,  Samuel  R.  Martin. 

27.  JuDSON-GuiON-May  3,  1875.     N.  C.  McCay. 

E.  A.  U.  Strong,  (Guion  P.  O.)  Wint  Hesslar,  Jos.  C. 
Buchanan.  'Judson  P.O.) 

28.  KiRKLiN— August  21,  1862.     C.  A.  Price. 

E.     Wm.  A.  Huffine,  Geo.  Myres,  Thos.  A.  Hodge. 

29.  Ladoga— Nov.  25.  1873.     W\  M.  Elliott. 

E.  Wm.  H.  Jenkins,  T.  V.  Ashby,  A.  M.  Scott,  W.  H. 
Ashby,  J.  F.  Myers. 

30.  Lafayette  1st— May  21,  1828.     H.  T.  Gary. 

E.  Thomas  G.  Rainey,  H.  B.  Cochran,  R.  P.  Davidson, 
A.  A.  Rice,  James  Thompson,  Amos  Moore,  J.  L. 
Ashby,  W.  W^  Alder 

31.  Lafayette  2nd  -  May  1,  1840.     J.  P.  Hale. 

E.  C.  G.  Thomson,  Samuel  Moore,  B.  Brockenbrough,  Ed- 
ward Ayres,  C.  R.  Underwood,  W.  \W.  Lane,  M.  C. 
Meigs,  W.  F.  M.  Goss. 

32.  Lebanon— Jan.  3.  1840.      D.  E.  Williamson. 

E.  D.  M.  Burns,  Dr.  J  S.  Reagan,  H.  T.  Brown,  H.  P. 
Matthews,  J.  E.  Richey,   D.  M.  Patton,   A.  M.  Baker. 


lo- 


ss.    Lexington-  (Cutler  P.  O.)— Aug.  5,  1835.       O.   L.   Prentice. 
E.     G.  V,'.  Shanklin,  Jas.  M.  Wharton,  Jno.  H.  Woodrum, 
Robert  Brookie,  Jno.  J.  Clark,  Irick  Reed,  Wm.  Beck, 
R.  O.  Young,  M.  D.,  Thomas  Robison, 

31     Marshfield— Oct.  5,  1867.     T.  D.  Fyffe. 

E.     John  R.  Miller,  (West  Lebanon  P.  O.)  Benj.  F.  Potter 

55.  Montezuma — Nov.  15,  1857.      A.  V.  Brashear. 

E.     Sharon  Case,  John  Adams. 

56.  New  Bethel  (Rockville,  P.  O.)— Jan.  22,  1862. 

E.     Wm.  Cornthwaite,  Jerry    Brodrick,    Frank   Anderson. 

37.  Newtown— Dec.  S,  1S42.     D.  A.  K.  Preston. 

E.  Herbert  Campbell,  C.  R.  McKinney,  Wm.  M.  Mc- 
Clure,  Albert  VanDervolgen,  Samuel  J.  Ogle,  Horace 
Gray. 

38.  Oxford— May  U,  1853.     H,  B.  Hostetter. 

E.  Dr.  H.  C.  McConnell,  Geo.  Jennings,  W.  A.  Phares, 
J.  Frank  Lewis. 

39.  Pleasant  Hill  (Cambria  P.  O.)— H.  C.  Johnson. 

E.  John  L.  Black,  Geo.  Erdel,  Mack  Short,  Hiram  Bell, 
Henry  Snyder,  W.  W.  Rothenberger. 

40.  Pr-mrie  Center  (Frankfort  P.  O.)— J.  R.  Skinner. 

E.     Jas.  H.  Grover,  Josiah  M.  Jenkins,  Samuel  Majors. 

41.  Rock  Creek  (Burrows  P.  O.)— May  2,  1832. 

E.  Oliver  M.  Glasscock,  J.  W.  Wharton,  J.  P.  Robinson, 
J.   R.    Kennedy,  J.  W.  Williamson,  W.  W.  Wharton. 

42.  Rockfield— Feb.  1866. 

E.  John  Gregg,  Chas.  Gregg,  Jacob  Bowman,  J.  Jardon, 
Jas.  Kennedy. 

43.  Rockville  Memorial— Aug.  11,  1832.     J.  C.  Christie. 

E.  W  H.  Hargrave,  Levi  Sidwell,  T.  M.  Rice,  A.  K. 
Stark,  J.  L.  Noel,  J.  A.  Allen,  E.  G.  Fisher,  W.  H. 
Gillum,  J.  H.  Humphries. 

44.  RoMNEY — 185.     Jas.  Williamson. 

E.  Henry  Learning,  JohnM.  Ranch,  E.  W.  Throck- 
morton. 

45.  RossviLLE— 1833.     H.  C.  Johnson. 

E.      E.  E.  Hufford,  Alex  Morrison,  Geo.  Wotring. 

46.  RussELLViLLE— 1882.     N.  C.  McCay. 

E.  Chas.  H.  Ramsay,  J.  D.  Nicholson,  Joseph  Ander- 
son, T.  M.  Kelly. 


II- 


47.  Spring  Grove  (Wea.  P.  O.)— Oct.  1880.      F.N.  Palmer. 

E.      John  McCoy,  David  Elliott,  Alexander  Stidham. 

48.  State  Line— June  30,  1859.     T.  D.  Fyffe. 

E.      Dr.  A.  M.  Potter,  James  Cunningham. 

49.  Sugar  Creek  (Frankfort  P.  O.)— 1854.     J.R.    Skinner. 

E.      Samuel  G.  Irwin,  Hiram  Irwin.  Thomas  Brookie. 

50.  Thorntown — 1854.     U.   L.   Montgomery. 

E.  M.  H.  Rose,  M.  D.,  Jas.  Clark,  John  Van  Nuys, 
Thos.  Caldwell,  Geo.  Hurt,  M.  D.,  Samuel  Carter, 
John  McKinstry. 

51.  Union  (Mace  P.  O.)— Aug -30,  1834.     Jas.  Williamson. 

E.      Jas.  G,  Johnson,  Andrew  Loop,  Jos.  L.  Lynn. 

52.  Veedersburg— 1875. 

E.      M.  Stevenson,  J.  W.  Gookins,  Wm,  Patton. 

53.  Waveland — September  1812. 

E.  Samuel  J.  Milligan,  J.  M,  Rice,  H.  E.  Hanna,  R. 
E.  Fullenwider. 

54.  West  Lebanon— Septem-ber  1842.     T.  D.Fyffe. 

E.      John  R.  Crask,  John  P.  Cheesman,  G.  Wilmer  Day. 

55.  WiLLiAMSPORT— December  20,  1850.      W.  Wilmer. 

£.  Fremont  Goodwine,  Isaiah  Smith,  Isaac  N.  Taylor, 
Newell  Vanderbilt,  Jacob  Wolfe. 


4.    Trustees. 


Capt .  Alexander  A .  Rice,  President Term  expires  1905 

Rev.  David  R .  Love,  Clerk Term  expires  1904 

Rev .  Cyrus  A .  Price,  Treasurer Term  expires  1902 

Rev .  William  Wilmer, Term  expires  1903 

Elder  Matthew  Sterling, Term  expires  1901 


5.    Standing  Committees. 

1.  Home  Missions— J.  P.  Hale,  D.  D.,    H.  L.  Nave,    D.    D., 

T.  D.  Tyffe;  Elders   R.    P.   Shanklin,    of  Frankfort,    and 
D.  F.  McClure,  Treasurer,  Crawfordsville  1st. 

2.  Foreign  Missions — D.  E.    Williamson,    W.  Wilmer,    Elder 

T.  G.  Rainey,  of  Larayette  1st. 


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3.  Education — A.    J.    Alexander,    R.    A.    King,   Elder    H.    Z, 

McLain,  of  Crawfordsville  Center. 

4.  Relief  FuND-D.    R.    Love,    H.   T.    Gary,    Elder    G.    W. 

Shanklin,  Cutler  P.  O. 

5.  Church  Erection— C.  A.  Price,  C.  E.  Fowler,  Elder  C.  G. 

Thomson,  of  Lafayette  2nd. 

6.  Pub.  and  S.  S.  Work— N.   C.    McCay,    D.  A.  K.  Preston, 

Elder  W.  H.  Hargrave,  of  Rockville  Memorial. 

7.  Freedmen— F.  N.  Palmer,    E.    W.    Sonders,    Elder  J.    M. 

Grouse,  M.  D.,  of  Dayton. 

8.  Aid  FOR  Colleges — Jas.  Omelvena,  H.  B.  Hostetter,   Elder 

M.  Sterling,  of  Delphi. 

9.  Systematic  Beneficences — O.  L.    Prentice,   and  one  mem- 

ber appointed  by  each   of  the  committees  on   the  church 
Boards. 

10.  Temperance  AND  Sabbath    Observance— C.    I.    Truby,   J. 

Williamson,  Elder  H.  M.  Rose,  M.  D.,  of  Thorntown. 

11.  Young  People's  Societies — A.  S.  Buchanan,    A.    V.    Bra- 

shear,  Elder  H.  Campbell,  of  Newtown. 

12.  On  Examination  of  Candidates  — 

1.  Experimental  Religion —The  Moderator. 

2.  Theology — J.  P.  Hale,  Jas.  Omelvena. 

3.  Church  History— H.  L.  Nave,  D.  E.  Williamson. 

4.  The  Ancient  Languages — R.  A.  King,   A.  V.  Bra- 

shear. 

5.  The  English  Bible— A.  J.  Alexander,  W.  P.  Kane. 

6 .  The  Arts  and  Sciences  — T .  D .  Tyfie,  S .  W .  Elliott . 

7.  The  Sacraments  and  Church  Polity — O.    L.  Pren- 

tice, H.  T.  Gary. 


6.    The  Standing  Rules. 


I.     meetings. 

1.  The  Crawfordsville  Presbytery  shall  hold  two  Stated  Meet- 
ings each  year;  on  the  second  Tuesdays  of  April  and  September 
respectively . 

2.  Special  Meetings,  /ro  re-nata,  may  be  called  by  the  Mod- 
erator in  accordance  with  the  Form  of  Government,  x:io.  Those 
requesting  such  meetings  shall  send  with  the  request  to  the  Mod- 


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erator,  the  sura  of  three  dollars  to  defray   the  expense  of  issuing 
the  call. 

3.  At  each  stated  meeting,  the  first  half  hour  at  least,  of  each 
day's  session,  shall  be  spent  in  devotional  exercises  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  Moderator;  a  sermon  or  address  shall  also  be  deliv- 
ered by  the  retiring  Moderator. 


1.  The  officers  of  the  Presbytery  shall  be  a  Moderator,  Stated 
Clerk,  two  Temporary  Clerks,  a  Treasurer,  and  Ave  Trustees. 

2.  The  Moderator  and  Temporary  Clerks  shall  be  elected  at 
each  stated  meeting.  The  term  of  office  for  Stated  Clerk  and 
Treasurer  shall  be  three  years.  Trustees  shall  be  elected  for 
five  years,  one  of  whom  shall  be  chosen  at  each  stated  fall  meet- 
ing. The  Treasurer  of  Presbytery  shall  be  one  of  the  Trustees. 
Three  or  more  members  of  that  Board  shall  constitute  a  quorum 
for  the  transaction  of  business. 

3.  Officers  and  committees  shall  serve  until  their  successors 
are  elected.  When  more  than  one  name  is  put  in  nomination, 
the  election  shall  be  by  ballot  and  a  majority  of  all  the  votes 
shall  be  necessary  to  a  choice. 

III.       DUTIES  OF  OFFICERS. 

Officers  shall  perform  the  duties  usually  and  naturally  falling  to 
their  respective  offices.      But,  more  particularly  - 

1.  The  Stated  Clerk  shall  publish  the  time  and  place  of  regu- 
lar meetings  at  least  three  weeks  in  advance, shall  notify  churches 
es  seasonably  of  their  presbyterial  assessments,  shall  furnish 
church  sessions  with  statistical  blanks  for  their  annual  reports, 
and  shall  formulate  and  forward  the  statistical  reports  required 
by  the  Synod  and  General  Assembly.  He  shall  send  attested 
copies  of  overtures  and  other  such  papers  to  the  proper  persons, 
shall  issue  letters  of  dismission  which  are  authorized  by  Presby- 
tery, shall  notify  persons  who  are  appointed  to  any  office  or  duty 
in  their  absence,  and  shall  perform  such  other  clerical  acts  as 
shall  facilitate  the  business  of  Presbytery.  He  shall  keep  a  faith- 
ful record  of  Presbytery's  proceedings,  shall  have  at  hand  a  cor- 
rected roll  of  ministers,  churches,  licentiates  and  candidates  for 
the  ministry,  and  shall  prepare  a  docket  of  business  for  all  regu- 
lar meetings,  and  print  the  same  for  each  stated  meeting.  In  the 
interval  between  meetings  he  shall  have  authority  (with  the 
agreement  of  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Education)  to 
dismiss  to  corresponding  bodies,  candidates  for  the  ministry  or 
licentiates  in  good  standing,  but  shall  report  all  such  transfers  at 
the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery.  He  shall  have  the  custody  of 
all  books  and  papers  belonging  to  the  Presbytery  which  are 
not  specifically  intrusted  to  others.  He  shall  furnish  to  at  least 
one  religious  journal, a  brief  statement  of  the  more  important  pro- 


ceedings  of  the  stated  meetings  of  Presbytery.  His  annual  com- 
pensation shall  be  seventy-five  dollars  besides  his  expenses  for 
postage,  stationary,  printing,  and  his  travelling  expenses  when 
attending  special  meetings  of  Presbytery.  He  shall  present  for 
approval,  at  each  stated  meeting,  a  bill  of  his  expenses  as  clerk. 

2.  The  Treasurer  shall  have  custodv  of  all  presbyterial  funds, 
not  committed  to  the  charge  of  others,  and  shall  disburse  the 
same  only  at  the  order  of  Presbytery.  He  shall  notify  churches 
which  fail  to  meet  their  presbyterial  assessment  at  the  spring 
meeting,  and  if  the  assessment  is  not  paid  before  the  fall  meeting, 
shall  report  the  delinquency.  He  shall  present  a  written  report 
of  all  receipts  and  expenditures  together  with  his  books  and 
vouchers  at  the  fall  meeting.  He  shall  receive  ten  dollars  in 
compensation. 

IV.       COMMITTEES. 

The  Committees  of  Presbytery  shall  be  divided  into  two  classes. 
Standing  and  Temporary.  The  former  shall  be  elected  by  Pres- 
bytery for  the  term  of  three  years,  while  the  latter  shall  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  Moderator.  Each  committee,  unless  otherwise 
herein  stated,  shall  consist  of  three  members.  Vacancies  occur- 
ring in  the  interval  between  meetings,  may  be  filled  by  the  Mod- 
erator and  Stated  Clerk  when  necessary.  Such  appointments 
shall  be  reported  at  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery  when  the  va- 
cancy shall  be  filled  in  the  regular  manner.  When  an  elder  upon 
any  committee  is  not  present  at  Presbytery,  the  Moderator  may 
appoint  an  alternate  to  serve  in  his  place  during  that  meeting  of 
Presbytery, 

V.       THE  STANDING  COMMITTEES. 

Presbytery  shall  elect  Standing  Committees  upon  each  of  the 
Boards  of  the  Church;  upon  Systematic  Benificence;  on  Temper- 
ance; on  Sabbath  Observance;  on  Young  People's  Societies,  and 
on  the  Examination  of  Candidates  for  the  Ministry.  The  Com- 
mittee on  Home  Missions  shall  consist  of  three  ministers  and  two- 
elders.  The  Committee  on  Systematic  Beneficence  shall  consist 
of  a  Chairman  elected  by  the  Presbytery,  and  of  one  member  ap- 
pointed by  each  of  the  Committees  on  the  Church  Boards.  The 
Committee  on  Examinations  shall  consist  of  twelve  members  to 
be  divided  into  six  sections  of  two  members  each,  who  shall  con- 
duct the  examination  of  candidates  on  the  following  subjects: 
theology,  church  history,  the  ancient  languages,  the  English 
Bible,  the  arts  and  sciences,  and  the  sacraments  and  church 
polity. 

2,  These  Committees  shall  be  chosen  at  the  fall  meeting  upon 
the  expiration  of  the  term  of  three  years.  Vacancies  shall  be 
filled  only  for  the  unexpired  term.  The  Home  Mission  Commit- 
tee shall  be  divided  into  three  classes,  one  of  which  shall  expire 
each  year. 


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VI.       TEMPORARY  COMMITTEES. 

The  Moderator  shall  appoint  the  following  committees: 

1.  On  Judicial  Business.  5.    On  Assembly  Minutes. 

2.  On  Bills  and  Overtures.        6.    On  Sessional  Records. 

3.  On  Audit.  7.    On  the  "Narrative." 

4.  On  Nomination  of  Officers.   8.    On  Synods  Minutes. 

g.  On  Arrangements  for  the  Next  Meeting. 
The  first  three  above  named  shall  be  appointed  at  each  stated 
meeting,  the  fourth  and  fifth  at  each  spring  meeting,  the  sixth, 
seventh  and  eighth  at  each  fall  meeting,  and  the  last  at  every 
stated  meeting.  The  Committe  on  Audit  and  on  the  Minutes 
shall  consist  of  two  members  each.  The  Committees  on  the  Nar- 
rative of  the  State  of  Religion  and  on  Sessional  Records  shall 
consist  of  one  member  each  and  an  alternate. 

VII.       DUTIES  OF  COMMITTEES. 

The  Committe  on  Nomination  shall  place  before  Presbytery 
names  of  candidates  for  all  elective  offices  except  those  of  Mode- 
rator and  Temporary  clerks.  Nominations  may  also  be  made  by 
any  member  of  Presbytery. 

2 .  The  Committees  on  the  Minutes  of  the  General  Assembly  and 
of  Synod  shall  report  such  items  in  these  records  as  require  or 
deserve  the  attention  of  Presbytery. 

3.  The  Committee  on  Audit  shall  examine  all  accounts  and 
vouchers  presented  to  the  Presbytery  for  approval,  and  shall  re- 
port on  all  matters  of  finance  which  may  be  referred  to  them. 

4 .  The  Committee  on  Sessional  Records  shall  appoint  a  minister 
and  elder  to  examine  each  sessional  record,  shall  receive  their  re- 
ports and  present  them  to  Presbytery  in  writing,  together  with  a 
list  of  sessional  records  which  are  due  and  not  presented. 

5.  The  Committee  on  the  Narrative  of  the  State  of  Religion 
shall  present  at  the  spring  meeting  a  careful  account  of  the  state 
of  religion  in  our  churches  prepered  from  reports  previously  for- 
warded to  him  by  the  various  sessions.  A  copy  shall  be  forward- 
ed to  the  General  Assembly.  He  shall  also  in  the  fall,  make  such 
changes  and  additions  as  may  be  then  necessary,  and  present  the 
revised  report  at  the  fall  meeting,  to  be  forwarded  to  the  Synod's 
Committee  on  the  Narrative. 

6.  The  Treasurer  and  Stated  Clerk  shall  constitute  an  Assess- 
ment Committee  who  shall  recommend  at  each  stated  fall  meeting 
the  amount  to  be  apportioned  per  member  among  the  churches, 
to  be  paid  at  the  following  spring  meeting  for  the  current  expenses 
of  Presbytery,  Synod  and  Assembly, 

7.  Committees  on  the  Church  Boards  shall  keep  before  the 
churches  the  claims  of  the  causes  they  respectively  represent,  and 
shall  secure  as  far  as  possible  a  contribution  from  each  church  to 
each  cause.  They  shall  be  the  ordinary  means  of  communication 
between  the  Boards  and  the' Presbytery.     They   shall   each  pre- 


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sent  at  the  fall  meeting  statistical  and  comparative  reports  for  the 
year  ending  the  previous  April.  They  may  present  additional  re- 
ports if  necessary  at  the  spring  meeting.  The  Committee  on 
Systematic  Benificience  shall  also  report  in  the  fall.  Other  stand- 
ing Committees  shall  report  in  the  spring. 

8.  The  Committee  on  Education  shall  have  oversight  of  all 
licentiates  and  candidates  under  Presbytery's  care,  shall  assign 
them  their  points  of  trial,  and  shall  make  report  at  each  spring 
meeting,  of  their  number,  location  and  work.  Applications  of 
students  for  aid  should  be  presented  by  this  committee  to  Pres- 
bytery with  recommendation  in  each  case.  In  special  instances 
they  may  make  recommendations  for  aid  to  the  Board  in  the  in- 
tervals between  meetings  of  Presbytery,  but  shall  report  the  same 
at  Presbytery's  next  meeting. 

9.  The  Committee  on  Examination  shall  conduct  the  examin- 
ation of  candidates  for  the  ministry.  This  may  be  supplemented 
by  questions  from  other  members  of  Presbytery.  The  examin- 
ation on  experimental  religion  and  the  call  to  the  ministry  shall 
be  conducted  by  the  moderator. 

10.  All  reports  of  Committees  to  the  Piesbytery  shall  be  in 
writing. 

VIII.    THE  HOME  MISSION  COMMITTEE. 

As  soon  as  convenient  after  the  fall  meeting  of  Presbytery,  the 
Home  Mission  Committee  shall  meet  and  elect  from  its  own  mem- 
bers, a  chairman,  a  secretary  and  a  treasurer  for  the  year.  Be- 
sides acting  as  the  medium  of  communication  between  the  Board 
and  the  Presbytery,  this  committee  shall  have  the  oversight  of  the 
Home  Mission  interests  and  of  Church  Extension  within  our  Pres- 
byterial  bounds.  Applications  for  aid  from  churches  should  be 
made  to  this  committee  and  be  referred  by  them  to  the  Presby- 
tery, with  recommendation  in  each  particular  instance.  In  case 
of  emergency,  applications  may  be  passed  upon  by  this  committee 
in  the  interval  between  meetings  of  Presbytery,  and  shall  be  re- 
ported at  the  next  meeting.  Applications  shall  be  niade  and 
passed  upon  by  the  committee  in  accordance  with  such  Home 
Mission  rules  as  Presbytery  may  formulate  for  their  guidance. 
The  pro  rata  contribution  per  member  for  Synodical  aid  as  fixed 
by  Presbytery  shall  be  regularly  forwarded  to  the  Synodical 
treasurer.  The  necessary  expenses  of  the  committee  shall  be 
paid  from  its  treasury. 

2.  The  Committee  shall  present  the  general  work  of  the  Board 
of  Home  Missions  as  well  as  that  of  our  Presbytery  and  Synod, 
and  shall  aim  to  secure  in  addition  to  the  Home  Mission  appor. 
tionment,  as  large  contributions  as  possible  for  the  general  work. 
They  shall  include  in  their  annual  report  an  itemized  account  of 
their  receipts  and  disbursements,  a  report  of  our  various  mission 
fields,  and  a  statistical  and  comparative  statement  of   the  gifts  of 


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the  churches  for  the  year.     They   shall   also   present   their  treas- 
ures's  report  with  vouchers  for  audit. 

IX.       CHURCHES  AND  SESSIONS. 

I.  Churches  which  are  not  able  to  maintain  a  minister  with- 
out receiving  a  large  grant  of  aid,  may  (for  the  sake  of  economy 
and  better  pastoral  service,)  be  grouped  together  by  Presbytery 
under  one  charge,  where  geographical  and  other  considerations 
permit.  But  such  a  group  may  not  be  dissolved  except  by  con- 
sent of  Presbytery,  nor  may  a  minister  serving  such  a  group  sev- 
er his  connection  with  one  part  of  the  group  and  continue  with 
the  other  part,  except  by  Presbytery's  permission.  Should  any 
group  lose  its  minister  between  the  meetings  of  Presbytery,  the 
churches  composing  it  shall  be  under  the  care  of  the  Home  Mis- 
sion Committee  until  a  new  minister  is  secured,  or  until  Presby- 
tery makes  some  other  provision. 

2  Sevens  shall  (i)  promptly  fill  out  and  forward  the  statistical 
and  narrative  blanks  furnished  them  by  the  Stated  Clerk,  and 
should  enter  the  figures  of  the  annual  statistical  report  on  their 
sessional  records.  They  shall  (2  report  at  each  spring  meeting 
to  the  Stated  Clerk  the  names  of  their  elders,  and  the  changes 
which  have  occurred  during  the  year,  with  dates,  Thej  shall  (3) 
pay  to  the  presbyterial  treasurer,  at  or  before  each  spring  meet- 
ing, the  assessment  made  by  the  Presbytery  for  current  expense; 
and  (4)  present  at  that  meeting  their  sessional  records  for  exami- 
nation. 

3.  Sessions  should  meet  at  least  before  every  communion 
season,  should  open  and  close  their  sessions  with  prayer,  should 
appoint  delegates  to  attend  the  stated  meetings  of  Presbytery, 
and  should  approve  their  own  records  frequently;  all  of  which 
acts  should  be  entered  upon  their  minutes.  The  Clerk  of  Ses- . 
sion  should  keep  an  accurate  register  of  officers  and  members, 
and  of  the  marriages,  baptisms,  dismissals  and  deaths  of  mem- 
bers. Sessions  should  annually  revise  their  membership  roll  and 
advise  absent  members  to  take  letters  of  transfer.  (See  Book  of 
Discipline  Chap,  xlix.) 

X.       LICENTIATES  AND  CANDIDATES. 

1.  Licentiates  and  candidates  for  the  ministry,  when  received 
from  other  Presbyteries,  may,  at  the  discretion  of  Presbytery,  be 
examined  as  to  their  christian  experience  and  motives  in  seeking 
the  ministry,  and  also  as  to  their  studies  and  acquirements. 
When  coming  from  another  denomination,  they  shall  answer  the 
questions  proposed  in  the  Form  of  Government,  chapter  xiv. 

2.  Candidates,   when    taken    under    the    care    of    Presbytery,^ 
should  be  introduced  by  their  pastor  or  by  the  Committee  on  Edu- 
cation.    They  shall  be  under  the  care  of  that  committee,   whose 
duty  it  is  to  advise  and  assist  them  in  their  preparation  for  the 
ministry. 


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3.  Licentiates  should  report  themselves  annually,  before  the 
spring  meeting,  to  the  Committee  on  Education;  nor  should  they 
lay  aside  their  studies  and  labors  without  the  consent  of  Pres- 
bytery. 

XI.       COMMISSIONERS. 

The  nomination  of  delegates  to  Presbyterial  General  Assembly 
shall  be  made  the  last  order  of  the  first  morning  session  at  the  Stated 
Meeting  of  Presbytery  immediately  preceding  the  Assembly's 
meetings.  During  the  recess  the  Clerk  shall  post  in  the  church  the 
names  of  candidates,  and  the  list  of  commissioners  who  have 
served  for  the  last  seven  years  The  election  of  the  delegates 
shall  take  place  early  in  the  afternoon  session  of  the  same  day. 
Commissioners  shall  report  to  Presbytery  at  the  next  stated 
meeting. 

XII.       RULES  OF  ORDER. 

The  Rules  of  Judicatories  recommended  by  the  General  As- 
sembly shall  govern  the  proceedings  of  Presbytery,  unless  other- 
wise determined. 

XIII.     Amendments. 

Any  of  these  rules  may  be  temporarily  suspended  by  a  two- 
thirds  vote  of  the  members  present  at  any  regular  meeting. 
They  may  be  permanently  altered  by  such  a  vote,  Provided  that 
the  motion  to  amend  has  lain  over  from  one  meeting  of  Presby- 
tery to  the  next  Stated  Meeting. 


7.  Docket  for  the  Stated  Meetings. 

I.     The  following  items  are  included  in  the  Docket  for  every 
Spring  Meeting. 

1.  Devotional  exercises. 

2.  Roll  call. 

3.  Election  of  Moderator  and  two  Temporary  Clerks. 

4.  Reading  minutes  of  previous  meetings. 

5.  Report  of  Committee  on  Arrangements. 

6.  Appointment  of  committees  by  the  Moderator. 

(a)  Bills  and  Overtures. 

(b)  Judicial. 

(c)  Audit. 

(d)  Nominations. 

(e)  Minutes  of  General  Assembly. 

7.  Call  for  Sessional  Records. 

8.  Call  for  Papers  and  their  reference. 

9.  Reports  of  Standing  Committees  on  Temperance  and  Young 

People's  Societies. 


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10.  Payment  of  Assessments. 

11.  Treasurer's  Report  and  its  reference. 

12.  Election  of  Commissioners  to  the  General  Assembly. 
X3.  Election  of  Delegate  to  Lane  Seminary. 

14.  Reading  of  Narrative  to  the  General  Assembly. 

15.  Selection  of  place  and  hour  for  Fall  Meeting. 

16.  Reading  minutes. 

17.  Closing  exercises. 

II.     The  following  items  are  included  in   the  Docket  for  the 
Fall  Meeting  of  Presbytery: 

1.  Appointment  of  Committees  by  the  Moderator. 

(B.  and  O.,  Judicial  and  Audit.) 

(d)  The  Narrative. 

(e)  Sessional  Records. 

(f)  Minutes  of  Synod. 

2.  Call  for  Papers  and  their  reference. 

3.  Reports  of  Standing  Committees  on  the  Boards: 

Home  Missions,  Foreign  Missions,  Education,  Publication, 
and  S.  S.  Work,  Church  Erection,  Ministerial  Relief, 
Freedmen,  Aid  for  Colleges,  and  Systematic  Benificence. 

4.  Report  of  Commissioners  to  the  General  Assembly. 

5.  Report  of  Delegate  to  Lane  Seminary. 

6.  Election  of  one  Trustee  of  Presbytery. 

7.  Report  of  Committee  on  Nominations. 

8.  Treasurer's  Report  and  its  reference. 

9.  Election  of  Delegates  to  Synod. 
10.     Reading  of  Narrative  to  Synod. 


The  Presbytery  in  the  Past. 


1.    Historical. 

INTRODUCTORY. 

In  the  fall  of  1806,  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Indiana 
Was  organized.  It  is  located  three  miles  north-east  of  Vin- 
cennes;  is  called  "Indiana  Church,"  and  is  still  prosperous. 
Governor  William  Henry  Harrison  and  wife  were  among  its 
charter  members. 

In  October,  1823, — three  months  after  the  organization  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church.  Indianapolis,  the  Synod  of 
Kentucky  constituted  Salem  Presbytery.  Its  first  meeting 
was  held  in  Salem,  Washington  County,  April  i,  1824.  Its 
boundaries,  at  first,  were  almost  coterminous  with  the  State, 
but  in  the  year  following,  were  so  extended  as  to  include  a 
large  part  of  Illinois.  In  October.,  1825,  its  Indiana  territory 
was  divided,  and  two  new  presbyteries  constituted,  viz: 
Madison,  in  the  eastern,  and  Wabash  in  the  western  part  of 
the  State.  These  three  presbyteries,  together  with  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Missouri,  were  in  1826,  constituted  '"The  Synod  of 
Indiana." 

By  an  act  of  Indiana  Synod,  in  session  at  Shoal  Creek 
Church.  Pocahontas  (now  Bond)  County,  Illinois, — some  60 
miles  north-east  of  St.  Louis,— adopted  October  15,  1829,  per- 
mission was  given  for  the  formation  of  a  new  presbytery. 
The  record,  in  part,  is  as  follows: 

"Resolved,  i.  That  the  Wabash  Presbytery  be  divided,  and 
a  new  Presbytery  be  formed,  to  be  called  "Crawfordsville 
Presbytery."  and  that  the  north  line  of  Vigo,  Clay,  Owen 
and  Monroe  Counties  be  the  dividing  line  between  the  two 
Presbyteries,  leaving  the  congregations  south  of  said  line, 
and  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Isaac  Reed.  Bayard  R.  Hall,  John  V. 
Bovell  and  Samuel  A.  Alexander,  in  the  Wabash  Presbytery: 
and  the  Revs.  Samuel  Baldridge,  John  R.  Moreland,  Samuel 


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H.  McNutt,  George  Bush,  James  Crawford,  Jeremiah  Hill, 
James  Thomson  and  John  S.  Thomson  to  constitute  the  new 
Presbytery  of  Crawfordsville." 

"2.  That  the  Presbytery  of  Crawfordsville  hold  its  first 
meeting  at  Delphi  on  Wednesday,  25th  of  November  next, 
at  10  o'clock  a.  m.,  and  be  opened  with  a  sermon  by  Rev. 
John  R.  Moreland,  and  in  case  of  his  absence,  by  the  Senior 
minister  present." 

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THE    CRAWFORDSVILLE    PRESBYTERY. 

I.  "Agreeable  to  the  foregoing  order  of  Synod,  Presby- 
tery was  to  have  met  at  Delphi,  but  owing  to  the  extraordin- 
ary fall  of  rain,  the  streams  were  so  swollen  as  to  be  impass- 
able." In  an  orderly  manner,  therefore,  the  time  and  place 
of  meeting  were  changed. 

The  first  meeting  was  held  at  Indianapolis  March  25,  1830, 
and  was  opened  with  a  sermon  by  Rev,  William  Sickles,  from 
Heb.  VI  :  11. 

Present— Revs.  S.  Baldridge,  J.  R.  Moreland,  S.  H.  Mc- 
Nutt, J.  'Crawford,  J.  Thomson  and  J.  S.  Thomson,  with 
Elders  Isaac  Coe,  Henry  Anderson,  Hiram  Bacon,  Curtis 
Mallory,  Geo.  King  and  Cornelius  Smock.  Rev.  James  A. 
Carnahan,  then  supplying  the  church  at  Lafayette,  also  took 
part  in  the  organization,  but  not  having  'his  letter  of  transfer, 
was  not  formally  enrolled  until  the  meeting  of  Pres'bytery 
at  Coal  Creek,  Sept.  30,  1830.  Rev.  S.  H.  McNutt  was  chosen 
Moderator,   and    Rev.   James  Thomson,    Stated    Clerk. 

Presbytery  continued  in  session  from  11  a.  m.  Thursday, 
March  25th,  till  Monday  afternoon.  It  transacted  a  large 
amount  of  business.  It  thoroughly  reviewed  its  own  field  and 
appointed  the  following  supplies:  Revs,  Moreland  and  J, 
Thomson  "to  labor  together"  in  Putnum,  Hendricks.  Ham- 
ilton and  Madison  Counties;  Revs.  McNutt  and  Baldridge  in 
Parke  and  Vermillion  Counties;  Revs.  Crawford  and  "Post, 
if  he  can  be  obtained."  in  Carroll  and  Cass  Counties;  Revs. 
Carnahan  and  J.  S.  Thomson  in  Delphi  "one  or  two  days;" 
Rev.  Jas.  Thomson  "one  Sabbath  in  Franklin,"  Johnson 
County;  and  three  ministers  were  appointed  to  supply  the 
Commissioner's  pulpit  one  Sabbath  each.  The  special  field  of 
each  minister  was  as  follows:  John  R.  Moreland.  Indianap- 
olis; James  Thomson,  Crawfordsville;  Jeremiah  Hill.  Green- 
field (now  Greenwood);  James 'Crawford.  Coal  Creek.  Foun- 
tain County,  and  James  A.  Carnahan  at  Lafayette.  Thus,  this 
little  band  of  Presbyterian  ministers,  now  organized  into  the 
Craw'fordsville   Presbytery,   valiantly   attempted   to   shepherd 


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the. pioneer  Presbyterians  scattered  over  nearly  one-third  of 
tfhe  great  State  of  Indiana. 

Presbytery  had  under  its  care  thirteen  churches,  viz: — 
Shiloh,  in  Parke  County,  about  four  miles  north-east  of 
Rockville,  organized  Dec.  17,  1822;  Indianapolis  First,  July 
5,  1823;  Crawfordsville,  June  20,  1824;  Franklin,  Nov.  30, 
1824;  Greenwood,  Dec.  31,  1825;  Coal  Creek,  of  which  New- 
town is  the  successor.  Dec.  3,  1827;  Waveland,  May  18,  1828; 
Delphi,  May  2^^,  1828;  Lafayette  First,  May  26,  1828;  Eugene, 
1828:  Poplar  Springs,  near  Bainbridge,  August  16,  1829;  also 
Noblesville  and  Deer  Creek  Churches.  Total  communi- 
cants, 585. 

II.  At  the  meeting  of  Synod  October,  1830,  five  ministers 
from  Crawfordsville  Presbytery,  and  two  ministers  from 
Madison  Presbytery  were  appointed  to  constitute  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Indianapolis;  and  the  west  line  of  the  Counties  of 
Johnson,  Marion  and  ''Hamilton  carried  north,"  was  made 
the  dividing  line  between  the  two  presbyteries.  The  Statisti- 
cal Report  of  May,  1831,  shows  that  Crawfordsville  Presby- 
tery had  on  its  roll,  seven  ministers,  and  fourteen  churches 
with  528  communicants. 

III.  October  9,  1835,  Presbytery  adopted  resolutions,  and 
prepared  a  petition,  praying  Synod  to  set  off  "the  territory 
lying  north  of  the  Counties  of  Warren,  Montgomery  and 
Boone."  and  the  churches  contained  tiherein.  with  their  min- 
isters. Revs.  J.  A.  Carnahan,  M.  M.  Post,  L.  G.  Bell  and  M. 
Hummer,  into  a  new  Presbytery,  to  be  called  the  Presbytery 
of  Logansport.    This  was  granted  by  Synod  October  17,  1835. 

The  Statistical  Report  of  Crawfordsville  Presbytery  for 
1837  shows  that  it  had  on  its  roll  fourteen  ministers,  and  nine- 
teen churches  having  775  communicants.  No  report  was 
maae  for  1838.  Separate  reports  are  given  of  the  O.  S.  and 
N.  S.  Presbyteries  from  1839  to  1870,  the  Epoch  of  Division. 
With  1870  began  the  Reunion  Era. 

IV.  The  "Enabling  Act  adopted  by  the  Synod  of  Indiana 
North,  June  29.  1870,  is  as  follows: 

"The  Presbytery  of  Crawfordsville  shall  include  all  the 
ministers  and  churches  located  in  the  following  counties,  and 
shall  succeed  to,  and  be  vested  with  all  the  rights,  franchises 
and  privileges  hertofore  known  as  Crawfordsville  Presbytery 
(O.  S.),  and  Crawfordsville  Presbytery  (N.  S.),  to-wit:— The 
Counties  of  Benton,  Tippecanoe,  Carroll,  Warren,  Fountain, 
Clinton,  Vermillion,  Parke,  Montgomery  and  Boone;  and 
the  Rev.  William  Y.  Allen  is  hereby  appointed  to  convene 
said  Presbytery,  and  to  preside  at  the  first  meeting  thereof, 
until  a  Moderator  shall  be  duly  chosen;  and, is  to  convene 


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said  Presbytery  in  this  church  on  the  adjournment  of  Synod 
this  day." 

In  accordance  with  the  above  action,  the  Reunited  Pres- 
bytery met  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Logansport, 
Ind  .  June  29,  1870.  Rev.  W.  Y.  Allen  called  the  body  to 
order,  and  opened  the  meeting  with  prayer.  Rev.  John  M. 
Bishop  was  chosen  temporary  clerk.  The  roll  was  made  out 
as  follows:     Ministers,  25;  Elders,  9;  viz: 

Ministers. — James  H.  Johnson,  James  A.  Carnahan,  Caleb 
Mills,  William  Y.  Allen.  Robert  F.  Caldwell,  Daniel  Rice, 
John  M.  Bishop.  John  Mitchell,  John  Hawkes,  Samuel  S. 
Thomson.  John  A.  Campbell,  Edward  Barr.  Samuel  B.  King, 
Amos  Jones,  William  P.  Koutz,  Joseph  W.  Torrence.  George 
Morrison,  John  Safiford,  James  T.  Patterson,  William  Wil- 
mer.  George  G.  Mitchell,  Luther  Temole,  Henry  C.  Thom- 
son, Henry  L.  Dickerson,  and  Ruben  F.  Patterson. 

Elders  and  Churches  represented. — J.  H.  Benefield,  Craw- 
fordsville  First;  Alexander  Thomson.  Crawfordsville  Center; 
George  Gilliford,  Delphi  First;  Noah  Cory.  Delphi  Second; 
C.  G.  Thomson,  Lafayette  Second;  J.  H.  Brown,  William- 
sport;  Jacob  Thompson,  Darlington:  James  Hague,  Thorn- 
town,  and  Newton  Murphy,   Oxford. 

Rev.  Daniel  Rice,  D.D.,  was  elected  Moderator,  and  Rev. 
Edward   Barr,   Stated   Clerk  and  Treasurer. 

The  spirit  of  reunion  was  manifestly  present,  as  resolutions 
were  adopted  favoring  the  union  of  the  First  and  Second 
Churches  of  Thorntown.  the  First  and  Second  Churches  of 
Delphi,  and  "the  two  Bethel  Churches."  Presbytery  ad- 
journed to  meet  in  Crawfordsville,  at  7  p.  m.  October  4,  1870. 

The  Statistical  Report  of  May  i,  1871,  shows  that  the  re- 
united Presbytery  had  on  its  roll  36  ministers,  2  licentiates, 
10  candidates,  and  48  churches.  8  of  which  have  since  been 
disbanded,  or  united  with  others.  Communicants,  3,843;  S. 
S.  Membership,  3.571;  Funds  contributed — Home  Missions, 
$693;  Foreign  Missions,  $591;  Education,  $1,086;  Publication, 
$115;  Church  Erection.,  $228;  Relief  Fund,  $192;  Freedmen, 
$238,  General  Assembly,  $433;  Miscellaneous,  $1,688,  and 
Congregational.  $37,176. 

V.  The  Statistical  Report  of  May,  1900,  is  as  follows:  Min- 
isters, 45;  Licentiates,  3;  Candidates,  10;  Churcnes,  55;  El- 
ders, 239;  Deacons,  137;  added  on  examination.  390;  added 
on  cet^tificate.  205;  whole  number  of  communicants.  6.852; 
adults  baptized.  237;  infants  baptized,  65;  S.  S.  membership, 
6,806;  Funds  contributed — Home  Missions,  $2,546;  Foreign 
Missions,  $3,355;  Education,  $239;  Publication  and  S.  S. 
work,  $369;  Church  Erection,  %2Z7;  Relief  Fund,  $417;  Freed- 


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men,  $1,208;  Synodical  Aid,  $1,593;  Aid  for  Colleges,  $182; 
General  Assembly,  $371;  Miscellaneous,  $2,251;  Congrega- 
tional, $55795- 


2.    Ministerial.  Membership. 

ROLL:  1830- 1870. 

ORIGINAL    MEMBERS 

Samuel   Baldridge,  James   Crawford, 

John    R.    Moreland,  Jeremiah    Hill, 

Samuel    H.    McNutt,  James    Thomson, 

George   Bush,  John   S.   Thomson. 

SUBSEQUENT    MEMBERS 

Name.  From  What  Presbytery.       Date. 

Received 

James  A.  Carnahan Salem Sept.  30,  1830. 

Martin   M.   Post Newburyport October    i,  1830. 

William   W.   Wood Union October  4,  1830. 

David  iMontfort . Chillicothe October  20,  1830. 

Enoch  Kingsbury N.  Hampshire  Ass'n...June  17,  1831. 

Reuben  White Chillicothe June  17,  1831. 

Claybourn    Young October    13,  1831. 

James  H.   Shields W.  Tennessee January  17,  1832. 

Edmund   O.   Hovey Newburyport April    3,  1832. 

Samuel   G.   Lowry Indianapolis October  9,  1832. 

Leonard  G.  Bell ,Wooster January  15,  1833. 

John    Thomson Cincinnati April    2.,  1833. 

Caleb    Mills Ordained April    15,  1833. 

John    Crawford Vincennes July  17,  1834 

Michael    Hummer Ordained July  17,  1834. 

Jas.    R.    Wheelock Indianapolis October    10,  1835. 

Elihu  W.  Baldwin 3d  New  York November    12,  1835 

Samuel    Newberry Athens November    12,  1835. 

Robert  J.   Hall Chillicothe March    31,  1836. 

Moody    Chase Salem April  19,  1836. 

Isaac    Reed Madison October   7,  1837. 

George   G.   Porter Ordained October  7,  1837. 

Dugald    Mclntyre.  . . .  .  .Abington March   30,  1838. 

Josiah    Porter ...Ordained April   2,  1838. 


William  F.  Ferguson.  ..  Indianapolis November,    1838. 

William  A.  Holliday. . . .  Indianapolis November,    1838. 


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Jacob    Cozad Steubenville August   2, 

John   L.   Saunders German   Reformed.  ..  .Oct.   10, 

William  C.   Rankin....   Salem September   5, 

John    Fairchild Ordained June    18, 

Thompson    Bird Orange October    13, 

Thos.    M.   Chestnut Columbus April  7, 

Charles    White Tioga. April  8, 

Ransom    Hawley Vincennes April    9, 

Nathaniel    P.    Charlotte. Lancaster August   7. 

Samuel    N.    Steele Ordained August   26, 

James  H.  Johnston Madison    May  3. 

John    C.    Eastman Chillicothe April    i, 

Samuel    Taylor Logansport September    7, 

Robert    W.    Allen Ordained September    29, 

John  C.   Reasoner Palestine September    26, 

Samuel    D.    Smith Cong.   Assoc.    Ohio.. April    13, 

Wm.   Twining Madison October    11, 

Samuel    K.    Sneed Salem July    23, 

Thomas   S.   Milligan La  Porte April   10, 

Albert  F.  White Ordained July   23, 

Theophilus  Lowrv Ordained August    29, 

Nathaniel    Conkling.  . .  .  iZanesville April, 

James    Little Ordained June   3, 

Thos.   H.   Alderdice Ordained June   3. 

James    Adams Ordained June    3, 

Wm.  Y.  Allen Ebenezer October    12, 

Chas.   K.  Thompson.  ..  .Vincennes June    28, 

S.   N.   Evans Salem June    28, 

John   Gerrish Ordained April  9, 

Wm.   M.  Cheever Logansport April    14, 

Benj.   F.   Cole Salem April    14. 

Sam  S.  Thomson Logansport September   6, 

Amzi   W.   Freeman Ordained September   26, 

Wm.    D.    Rosseter Ordained Aoril    11, 

Thomas    Whallon White  Water October, 

Thomas    Alexander S.    Alabama March, 

Matthew   G.    Wallace.  .  .Cincinnati  March, 

Samuel  F.  Leake Mlegheny April    23, 

D.    V.    Smock Indianapolis October. 

John    M.    MoCord Vincennes April, 

S.    L.    Crosby "^^incennes April, 

Archibald  C.  Allen Mississippi October, 

H.  J.  Venable October, 

N.   S.   Palmer Ordained April  9. 

Henry  W.   Biggs Ordained April  9, 

Robert    Conover Ordained ; .  . .  .November, 

Henry  M.   Bacon Ordained November, 

D.   B.   Reed Madison September, 


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Joseph   Piatt Logansport April,    1854. 

John    Hawkes Ordained August  28,  1851. 

Wm.  L.   Buffet Monroe April    8,  1853. 

Amos    Jones Greencastle April    9,  1853. 

Alex.    Lemon Elkhart.. January    19,  1853. 

Wm.   A.   MoCorkle Ordained January    19,  1853. 

Wm.  R.  Palmer Cong.  Assoc.  Mass.... Oct.  21,  1853. 

Isaac   De   La   Mater.  ...  Hamilton October    19,  1853. 

Andrew  D.  Jack Ordained July    11,  1857. 

Edward  J.   Johnston Ordained April    11,  1858. 

Erastus    Chester Trumble October    20,  1858. 

Thomas    Griffith Pataskala October    22,1858. 

Samuel   B.   King Ordained December    5,  1858. 

Wm.    N.    Steele Logansport.  ..  .September    10,    1859; 

Edwin  C.   Haskell Ordained April    12,  1861. 

John  L.   King Ordained June    i,  1862. 

Joseph   F.   Tuttle Rockaway September    13,  1862. 

William    Wilmer Ordained September    3,  1865. 

Daniel   A.    Bassett Columbus September    i,  1866. 

Wm.    C.    White Genessee    Valley.  .October    15,  1868. 

John    Safford Cong.  Assoc  O. Oct.   15,  1868. 

Everett   B.   Thomson.  . .  Ordained February    25,  1868. 

Wm.    N.    Stimson Greencastle 'March    27,  1869. 

Mark    L.    Milford Ordained October   20,  1869. 

John  P.  Van  Dyke Chillicothe September    27,  1854. 

John  N.  Shannon New   Brunswick Sept.  27,  1854. 

James   L.    Wilson Ordained January    3.   1855. 

James  B.  Crowe W.   Lexington April   10.  1855. 

Ezra  W.   Fiske Ordained.  .....  .November    21,  1855. 

J.  W.  Lanius Ordained November    5,  1856. 

Austin    Warner Ordained September    9.   1857. 

Thos.  P.  Gordon Ohio April    12,  1858. 

John   L.    Martin Vincennes September    14,  1859. 

C.  A.  Evans Dutch  Reformed April,   i860. 

James  W.   Hanna Lake May    i,  1861. 

Henry   H.   Cambern Lafayette April    28,  1863. 

Robert   Irwin,  Jr Logansport September    16,   1864. 

Isaac   B.    Moore Ordained April    10.  1865. 

John    Mitchell Madison April    11,1866. 

George    Morrison W.    Lexington iMay  8,  1866. 

A.  L.  Wilson Ordained May    8,  1866. 

R.  H.  Jackson Ft.  Wayne September  15,  f866. 

Nathaniel    Williams Palestine September    14,  1867. 

J.   A.   Devine Wooster October    10.  1867, 

Robert   F.   Caldwell Ebenezer October    10.  1867. 

Reuben  F.   Patterson .  . .  Madison April    14,  1868. 

Frances  W.  Symmes New  Albany April   14.  1868.'. 


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Robert   Irwin,    Sr Muncie September   8,  1868. 

Henry   C.   Thomson.  ..  .Ordained September    8,  1868. 

Rev.  John  M.  Bishop  says  of  the  above  roll  prepared  by 
himself:  "Here  endeth  the  sad  epoch  of  division,  over 
which  we  draw  the  mantle  of  silence  and  charity:  not  indi- 
cating by  word,  or  chronology,  to  which  school  a  brother 
belonged." 

ROLL:  1 870- 1 900. 

ROLL    AT    THE    REUNION. 

James    H.  Johnson.  Daniel    A.    Bassett. 

James  A.   Carnahan,  Samuel   B.   King, 

Edmund  O.   Hovey,  Wm.  W.  Campbell. 

Moody    Chase,  Amos  Jones. 

Caleb   Mills,  Wm.    P.    Koutz. 

Wm.  Y.  Allen.  Wm.  C.  White. 

Robert    F.    Caldwell,  Joseph  W.  Torrence,  * 

Joseph  Piatt,  George   Morrison, 

Daniel  Rice.  John    Saflford, 

John   M.   Bishop,  Jas.  T.   Patterson, 

Joseph   F.   Tuttle,  Wm.  Wilmer, 

James   Gilchrist.  Geo.    G.    Mitchell, 

Thomas  Griffith,  Luther  Temple. 

Thos.    A.    Alderdice,  Henry  C.  Thomson, 

John    Mitchell.  Peter   R.   VanNatta, 

John    Hawkes,  Wm.    R.   Palmer, 

Sam'l  S.  Thomson,  Nathaniel  Williams, 

Francis  M.   Smmyes,  Henry    L.    Dickerson, 

John  A.   Campbell,  Reuben    F.    Patterson. 
Edward   Barr, 

SUBSEQUENT    MEMBERS 

Names.  From    What    Presbytery.       Date. 

Received 

Lawrence  M.   Stevens.  ..Logansport April    3,  1872. 

Robert  C.   Colmerv Peoria April    3,  1872. 

T.   B.   Atkins ' White  Water April  3,  1872. 

Philander    Anderson.  ...  Indianapolis April    17,  1872. 

John   B.   Logan Indianapolis..; April    17,  1872. 

Wm.  L.  Whipple Ordained May    30,  1872. 

David    R.    Colmery Dayton October    17,  1872. 

Wm.    C.   Dickinson Lansing October    17.  1872. 

Daniel  W.   Cooper Lima.. February    4.  1873. 

Wm.   J.    Essick Ft.    Wayne April    16.  1873. 

David   G.    Bradford Peoria, ...April    16,  1873. 


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Gideon    C.    Clark Cairo October    17,  1873. 

Joseph    A.    Ranney Kalamazoo April    15,  1874. 

John    Hussey Cincinnati October    16,  1874. 

Wm.    M.   Stryker Emporia September    i,  1875. 

Joseph   W.   Mann Ordained September    15,  1875. 

Hugh    Lament Alton 'September    6,  1876. 

John   Creath Neosha September   6,  1876. 

Mark   L.    Milford Maumee October   18.  1876. 

Robert  Mackenzie Springfield November    11,  1876. 

James  P.   Stratton Syracuse x^pril   4,  1877. 

Charles    A.    Kanouse.  .  .Ordained April    4,  1877. 

David   R.    Love B^oomington.  .  .September    12,  1877. 

Jenkin   D.  Jenkins Mattoon September    12,  1877. 

Wellington   E.   Loucks.. Ordained October    11,  1877. 

Wm.   H.   Hillis Osage April    3,  1878. 

James    Omelvena Vincennes September    11.  1878. 

Edmund  H.  Post Indianapolis October   18,  1878. 

George   C.    Lamb Cong.  Assoc.  Ill April  11,  1879. 

A.  J.  Joihnson Vincennes September    24,  1879. 

Thomas  A.   Steele New  Albany.  ..  .September  24,  1879. 

Sam'l  R.  Seawright Logansport September   24,  1879. 

David  R.  Moore White    Water April    13,  1880. 

Levi  M.  Schofield Logansport April    13.  1880. 

Sam'l   W.    Elliott .  .  .Chillicothe September   14,  1880. 

Sidney  J.   Brownson.  . .  .New  Albany.  ..  .'September  14,  1880. 

John    McDowell Marion October    22,  1880. 

John    A.    Campbell New   Albany April   5,  1881. 

Wm.    H.    Simpson New   Albany April   5,  1881. 

Amos    Jones ....San  Jose April  5,  1881. 

Thornton  D.   Fyffe Indianapolis April    5,  1881. 

Tames  L.  Wilson Maumee April    5,  1881. 

Daniel   B.   Banta Ordained April    5.  1881. 

Hiram    A.    Stinson Ordained April    5,  1881. 

Jacob    Norris Ordained September    15.  1881. 

Nathan   F.   Tuck Tndi^napoHs April    11.  1882. 

Tnhn  M.   Allis ' San  Francisco April  n,  1882. 

Wm.    Omelvena ..Ordained April    12.  1882. 

John   H.   Sammis TndiananoHs April    10.  1883. 

Loyal  Y.  Hays Snrinof field Anril    10,  1883. 

vSamuel    Sawver Muncie Steptember    4.  1883. 

George   L.    McNutt Ordained November    22,  1883. 

Everett   B.   Thomson.  .  .Dayton April    11.  1883. 

Ambrose    Y.    Moore.  ..  .Vincennes November    4,  1883. 

Ctpo.    D.    Parker Indianapolis October   i,   1884. 

Wm.   P.   Kane Argyle  (U.   P  ) October  i.  1884. 

Francis   X    Miron Council  Bluffs October  1,  1884. 

Wm.  S.  Pryse Ka'amazoo , April    15,  18S5. 


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Vinet    E.    Taylor. Zanesville April    15, 

Matthew   M.   Whitford..Free  Pby  Glasgow Oct.  9, 

Wm.    C.    Magner Bloomington. April   13, 

Edward  C.  Winslow.  ..  .Grand  Rapids.. April  13, 

Samuel   S.   Aikman Marion April    13, 

Henry  A.   Dodge Vincennes April    13, 

John   P.    Engstrom White  Water.  ....  .October  15, 

Chas.  F.  Beach White  Water October  15, 

John  B.  Logan Indianapolis ..October    15, 

J.    Edwards   Kearns Iowa October    15, 

Charles  W.   Rice Ordained ....October    15, 

Frank  H.  Hays Waterloo... February    24, 

Otis  A.   Smith Ordained April    13, 

Jay   H.   Long Red   River April    13, 

Robt.  J.   Cunningham.  ..Argyle  (U.   P.) Sept.  27, 

Charles  T.  White Muncie. Sept.    27, 

Henry  M.   Rogers Platte Sept.   27, 

Thomas    Smith Vincennes September    ttj, 

Jas.    Williamson Indianapolis October    14, 

John   A.   Smith South  Dakota April  12, 

Chalmers  F.  Carson.  . . .   Rock  River June  5, 

John   H.    Sherrard Lima September    19, 

Albert  M.  Hooke Nebraska September    19, 

Tames  F.   Foster Baptist   Assoc.  .  .December   11, 

David  R.  Love Indianapolis Dec.    27, 

vSamnel   A.    Mowers Miami  U.  B.  Conf Dec.  27, 

David   R.   Burr Ordained April    10, 

Burgess   B.    Brier Ordained...... April    10, 

JaiVies   H.   Mateer Vincennes. October    9, 

Henry   H.    McMaster.  .  .White  Water April  9, 

Harris    G.    Rice Dayton June    11, 

Samuel  C.  Bates Vincennes September    23, 

John  M.  BoUon Detroit September    23, 

Robert   A.    King Ordained November    12, 

Cvrus  A.  Price Ft.  Dodge January  19, 

John  T.  Hale Tiffen.  Classes January    19, 

Albert  F.   Fwers White   Water January    19. 

Robert  S.   Inelis Ordained May    iq, 

Ancfrew  T.  Wolff Alton September    16,   1891. 

Tames    R.    Breaks Ordained September    16.  1891. 

John  P.  Hi^^^chinson.  ..  .Indianapolis April    13,   1892. 

Frank   M.    Fox Ordained April    13,   1892. 

Robert   H.    Horton Transylvania October    12,  1892. 

Charles  C.  Beyrer Dayton October    12.  ^[892. 

Wilson   W.   Tait IMaumee April    ir,   1893. 

John    G.    Black Redstone April    11,   1893. 

Fred.    R.    Rosebro Ouachita   (S.   P.) April  11,  1893. 

Geo.  S,  Burroughs H.  E.  Cong.  Assoc.  .April  11,  1893. 


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Edward  M.  Page Ordained April    ii, 

James  T.   Patterson Omaha April    26, 

Edwin   N.    Prentice Freeport September    19, 

Thomas   Parry Logansport September    19, 

Wm.    H.    Blair Maumee September    19, 

Wm.  H.  Roberts Alton April    17, 

Albert  A.  Pfanstiehl White  Water April   17, 

John   A.    Pollock Indianapolis ....April    17, 

John   G.    Hofacre Indianapolis April    17, 

Jacob   D.    Shultz Indianapolis April    17, 

James   M.    Douglass Ordained May    23, 

Nicholas   C.   McCay Ordained September    12, 

William    A.    Bodell Ordained September    12, 

Daniel   E.   Williamson.  .Grand   Rapids April  9, 

Albert  F.  Von  Tobel.  .  .Ordained May    2-7, 

Edward    Barr Ft.  Wayne May  27, 

Orpheus  L.  Prentice.  .  ..Logansport October    9, 

Charles   I.  Truby Ordained October    30, 

James   R.    Sproul Bloomington April    14, 

Alvin  V.  Brashear Petosky April   14. 

William   T.    Reynolds.  ..Ordained May    6, 

Albert  J.    Alexander Vincennes May    6, 

Wm.  E.  Vanderbilt Ordained June   24, 

Barton  B.  Bigler Holston September    15, 

E.   Willis   Souders Indianapolis Sept.    15. 

William    R.    Moore Bloomington.  .  .September    15, 

James  P.   Roth Logansport September    15, 

Samuel    W.    Elliott Chillicothe October    7, 

John  Archie  McKee Ordained June    28. 

Harry  N.   Mount Ordained June    28, 

Frank   M.    Palmer Pueblo September    14, 

D.  A.  Kearns-Preston.  .Peoria September    15, 

Henry   L.    Nave Ft.   Wayne October   13, 

John  P.  Hale ChicagQ April    13, 

John  W.   Nicely Ordained May    31, 

Clarence    E.    Fowler.  ..  .Muncie May   2, 

Harris    C.   Johnson Ordained September    14, 

Henry  G.  MoCool Springfield September    14. 

Hugh  T.    Gary Wellsboro September    14. 

Henry  B.   Hostetter.  ..  .Ordained September    22, 

Augustus    S.    Buchanan .  Oi  dained September    25, 

Her'bert    Thomvson Ordained November    10. 

Elmer   C.    Shaver Ordained November    10, 

William    Carter Rock  River April   11. 

John    C.    Christie Sidney  (N.   S.  W.)...Sept.   13. 

Hiram  A.   Stinson Springfield October    10, 

William  P.   Kane Bloomington October  20. 

Fred.  George  Cad  well.  .Lansing April    10, 


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Frank    M.    Tyrrell New  Albany April   ii,  1900. 

John    C.    Mayne Mattoon April    11,   1900. 

John    R.    Skinner Logansport April    11,   1900. 

William  F.  Gibson Allegheny Sept.  11,  1900 

Charles  E.  Lownie Santa  Fe Sept.  11,  1900 

Ulysses  L.  Montgomery,  .Butler Sept.  11,  1900 

Albert  S.  Leonard Alton October  9,  1900 

Walter  M.  Elliott Indianapolis October  9,  igoo 


3.     Moderators  Since  IS  TO. 

1870.  June    29 Wm.  Y.  Allen,  Convener,  Logans't. 

June    29 Daniel    Rice,    xVloderator,     Logans't. 

October    4 James  A.    Carnahan,   Crawforasville. 

1871.  April    II John    M.    Bishop .Attica. 

October  3 vVilliam   P.    Koutz Frankfort. 

1872.  April    2 Robt.    F.    Caldwell Lafayette. 

September    4.... John    Hawkes Frankfort. 

1873.  April    16 Robert    C.    Colmery Waveland. 

September  2 William    Wilmer...' Delphi. 

1874.  April    14 David    G.    Bradford Attica. 

September   i Joseph  A.   Ranney Bethany. 

1875.  April    13 Robert  F.  Caldwell Lebanon. 

September    14. ..William   J.    Essick Dayton. 

1876.  April    4 Edward    Barr Lafayette. 

September    13...  William    Wilmer.. Delphi. 

1877.  April '3 William   C.   Dickinson.  ..  .Waveland. 

September    11.... Daniel  W.  Cooper Rockfield. 

1878.  April    2 Joseph  W.  Torrence Lafayette. 

September   10.  ...Joseph  W.   Mann Rockville. 

1879.  April    II Joseph    F.    Tuttle.  . .  .Crawfordsville. 

September  24.... James    Omelvena Bethany. 

1880.  April    13 William   H.    Hillis Thorntown. 

September   14.  .  ..William    Wilmer Dayton. 

1881.  April    5 Samuel   W.    Elliott Attica. 

September   13... .David    R.    Love Ladoga. 

1882.  April    II Samuel   R.    Seawright Lebanon. 

August    3 Thomas  A.  Steele Bethany. 

1883.  April    ID Joseph   F.   Tuttle Delphi. 

September  4 Loval  Y.   Hayes Newtown. 

1884.  April    8 Thornton    D.    Fyfife Rockville. 

September  20... .William    Wilmer Romney. 

1885.  April    14 John   H.   Sammis Frankfort. 

September  22.  .  ..William  P.   Kane Hopewell. 

1886.  April    13 Elder  Alex.  A.  Rice Waveland. 

September  7 William    C.    Magner Toronto. 


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1887.  April    13 Samuel    Sawyer Attica. 

September  27 John   M.   Bishop Kirklin. 

1888.  April    10 John  M.   Bishop Lafayette. 

September    18.  .  ..Robert  J.  Cunningham.  ..  .Rossville. 

1889.  April    7 Otis  A.  Smith Thorntown. 

Septem'ber    10... .Frank  H.   Hays Dayton. 

1890.  April    8 Charles  T.  White Crawfordsville. 

September   10... John   H.   Sherrard Elizaville. 

1891.  April    15 James    Williamson Lebanon. 

September    15... John  P.  Engstrom Oxford. 

1892.  April    13 Henry   M.   Rogers Rockville. 

September    13.  .  ..William  P.   Koutz Williamsport. 

1893.  April    10 Samuel    A.    Mowers Delphi. 

September    19... Daniel  B.  Banta Ladoga. 

1894.  April    17 Harris   G.    Rice iCrawfordsville. 

September   11...  .Albert  M.  Hooke Sugar  Creek. 

1895.  April    9 Cyrus   A.    Price Attica. 

September   10.  ...Albert    E.    Ewers Russellville. 

1896.  April    14 William    Wilmer Frankfort. 

September    15... .Frank  M.  Fox Thorntown. 

1897.  April    13 Tames    Omelvena Waveland. 

September   14.  .  ..David  R.  Bnrr Fowler. 

1898.  April    12 Henry  L.   Nave Delphi. 

September    13... .Tames   P.   Roth Rossville. 

1899.  April    II Daniel  E.  Williamson.  .Lafavette  2d. 

September    12.  .  ..Albert  J.    Alexander.  .  .Geetingsville. 

1900.  April    10 Orpheus   T^.    Prentice Lebanon. 

September  11  ....  Hugh  T.  Gary Cutler 


4.    Stated  Clerks. 

James    Thomson 1830 — 1842. 

Edmund    O.    Hovey 1843. 

Tames   H.   Johnson 1843— 1853. 

William  A.  Holliday 1838— 1840. 

William    Furgnson 1840 — 1847. 

William  Y.  Allen 1847— 1870. 

William   A.   McCorkle 1853— 185.'^ • 

Samuel    S.    Thomson 185.=;— 1856. 

Alexan'der    Lemon 18.^6 — 1858. 

Tsaac  De  La  Mater i8=;8 — i8(5o. 

William  N.   Steele i860— 1870. 


Edward    Barr 1870— 1872. 

John  M.   Bishop 1872. 

Joseph  W.  Torrence 1872— 1879. 


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Welllngton  E.   Loucks 1879— l88o. 

John   M.   Bishop 1880— 1890. 

David    R.    Love 1890. 


5.    Treasurers  From  18  TO. 

Francis    M.    Symmes 1870— 1873 

James   F.    Patterson 1873— 1874 

Francis  M.   Symmes 1874— 1877 

Joseph    W.    Mann 1877— 1890 

George    D.    Parker 1890— 1893 

Henry  M.   Rogers 1893— 1897 

Albert  E.  Ewers 1897— 1899 

Cyrus   A.    Price 1899. 


6.      COMMISSONERS  TO  GENERAL.  ASSEMBLY 

1871.— Revs.  Daniel  Rice  and  Wm.  Y.  Allen:    Elders  Wilson 

Seawright  of  Frankfort,  and  James  H.  Benefield  of 

Crawfordsville  ist. 
1872. — Revs.   F.    M.   Symmes  and  John   SafTord:     Elders   S. 

M.    Cambern   of   Covington,   and   David   M.    Burns 

of  Lebanon. 
1873. — Revs.  J.  M.  Bishop  and  J.  W.  Torrence:     Elders  Isaac 

M.  Coen  of  Newtown,  and  John  Higgins  of  Thorn- 
town. 
1874. — Revs.  W.  J.  Essick  and  D.  R.  Colmery:  Elders  Joseph 

Milligan    of    Crawfordsville    Center,     and    Matthew 

Simpson  of  Delphi. 
1875. —Revs.  R.  C.  Colmery  and  D.  G.  Bradford:  Elders  M. 

H.  Rose  of  Thorntown..  and  W.  B.  Van  Dervolgen 

of  Newtown. 
1876. — Revs.  Joseph  A.  Ranney  and  W.  C.  Dickinson:  Elders 

W.  F.  Rhodes  of  Waveland,  and  Wilson  Seawright 

of  Frankfort. 
1877. — Revs.    John    Hawkes    and    H.    L.    Dickerson:    Elders 

A.  R.   McMurtry   of  Bethany,    and   John    Demaree  of 

Waveland. 
1878.— Revs.    Robert    Mackenzie  and  E.  Barr:     Elders  Abram 

Given    of    Frankfort    and    J.    E.    Sterritt    of    Rock 
Creek. 
1879. — Revs.  J.  W.  Torrence  and    J.    M.    Bishop:    Elders  A.    D. 
Thomas  of  Crawfordsville  Center,  and  R.  P.  David- 
son of  LaFayette  First. 


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i88o.— Revs.  Wm.  Wilmer  and  J.  W.  Mann:  Elders  W.  P. 
Kellogg  of  Lebanon,  and  C.  G.  Thomson  of  La- 
fayette Second. 

1881.— Revs.  J.  F.  Tuttle  and  S.  R.  Seawright:  Elders  J.  M. 
Rice  of  Waveland,  and  S.  A.  Brier  of  Beulah. 

1882.— Revs.  W.  C.  Dickinson,  and  D.  R.  Love:  Elders 
Nathaniel  Bryan  of  Lebanon,  and  John  Fernald  of 
Prairie  Center. 

1883.— 'Revs.  W.  P.  Koutz  and  James  Omelvena:  Elders  J. 
A.  Mount  of  Bethel,  and  Joseph  Milligan  of  Craw- 
fordsville  Center.  » 

1884.— Revs.  T.  D.  FyfTe  and  L.  Y.  Hayes:  Elders  L  M. 
Coen  of  Newtown,  and  A.  M.  Scott  of  Ladoga. 

1885.— Revs.  E.  Barr  and  J.  A.  Campbell:  Elders  H.  C.  Mc- 

Clure  of  Delphi,  and  A.  N.  Snoddy  of  Dayton. 
1886. — Rev.    W.    H.    Simpson     and    Elder   Abram    Given    of 

Frankfort. 
1887.— Rev.  D.  B.  Banta  and  Elder  Clark  L.  Baker  of  Day- 
ton. 
1888.— Revs.  J.  F.  Tuttle  and  W.  P.  Kane:  Elders  Alex.  A. 

Rice  of  Lafayette   First,    and    Alex.   R.   McMurtry    of 

Bethany. 
1889.— Revs.   G.   D.   Parker  and   R.   J.    Cunningham:    Elders 

Jam^s    M.    Rice   of   Waveland,   and   A.    D.   Thomas 

of  Crawfordsville  Center. 
1890.— Revs.  F.   X.  Miron  and  S.   S.  Aikman:   Elders  R.   P. 

Shanklin  of  Frankfort,  and  J.  H.  Barnes  of  Delphi. 
1891.— Rev.  J.  P.  Engstrom,  and  Elder  T.  N.  Rice  of  Rock- 

ville. 
1892.— Revs.   D.   R.   Love  and  Wm.  Wilmer:   Elders  G.  W. 

Shanklin  of  Cutler,  and  H.  Van  Nuys  of  Lebanon. 
1893.— Rev.   James  Williamson   and   Elder  J.    F.    Meyers   of 

Ladoga. 
1894.— Revs.   W.   P.   Koutz  and  H.   G.    Rice:   Elders  W.   B. 

Lyle   of  Crawfordsville   First,    and   S.    G.    Irwin   of 

Sugar  Creek. 
1895. —Revs.  S.  A.  Mowers  and  Thos.  Parry:  Elders  G.   H. 

C.  Best  of  Delphi,  and  C.  W.  Martin  of  Rockfield. 
1896.— Revs.  E.  B.  Thomson  and  J.  H.  Sherrard:  Elders  J. 

H.   Crouse  of  Dayton,  and   H.    Campbell   of  New- 
town. 
1897.— Revs.    D.    R.    Burr   and   A.    E.    Ewers:    Elders  J.    A. 

Mount  of  Bethel,  and  W.  E.  Brenton  of  Hopewell. 


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i8g8.— Revs.  G.  S.  Burroughs  and  C.  A.  Price:  Elders  J.  M. 
Rauch  of  Romney  and  J.  H.  McCampbell  of  Beth- 
any. 

1899. — Revs.  D.  E.  Williamson  and  O.  L.  Prentice:  Elders 
■    D.    Elliott    of    Spring    Grove,    and    J.    C.    Caldwell    of 

Dover. 
1900.— Revs.   T.    D.    FyfTe   and   C.    I.   Truby:    Elders   W.    A. 
Phares  of  Oxford,   and   C.   W.  Johnson  of  Thorn- 
town. 


Appendix. 


Note. — At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Presbytery,  held  May 
15,  "The  Stated  Clerk  was  instructed  to  defer  the  printing  of  the 
Standing  Rules  until  after  the  Stated  Fall  Meeting."  Previous  to 
the  Fall  Meeting  the  Manual  was  prepared  and  was  in  the  hands 
of  the  printer;  part  of  it  was  printed  and  the  type  distributed, 
hence  the  "  Roll  of  Ministers,"  "Churches  and  Sessions,"  and 
"  Standing  Committees"  appear  as  in  May,  igoo. 

On  September  nth.  Rev.  Hugh  T.  Gary  was  elected  Modera- 
tor. On  October  gth.  Rev.  F.  G.  Cadwell  was  elected  Chairman 
of  Foreign  Missions  in  place  of  Rev.  D.  E.  Williamson,  dismissed 
to  Monroe  Presbytery.  On  the  same  date,  Elder  D.  F.  McClure 
resigned  the  office  of  Treasurer  of  Home  Missions;  also  from 
membership  on  the  Home  Mission  Committee.  Elder  W.  W. 
Alder,  of  Lafayette,  was  elected  in  his  place. 


I.    Home  Mission  Rui.es. 

Adopted  in  Presbytery,  April  nth,  1890,  for  the  direction  of 
the  Home  Mission  Committee  and  of  churches  receiving  Home 
Mission  aid. 

1.  Churches  requiring  aid  for  the  support  of  their  minister 
should  make  application  to  the  Home  Mission  Committee  in  ad- 
vance of  the  term  for  which  aid  is  asked.  The  committee  is  not« 
expected  to  make  or  recommend  grants  of  aid  for  terms  that  have 
partly  expired.  The  committee  is  expected  to  meet  in  the  church 
in  which  a  stated  meeting  of  Presbytery  is  held  on  the  half  day 
before  each  meeting. 

2.  The  following  conditions  shall  ordinarily  be  required  of 
churches  making  application  for  rid.  The  applicants  shall  show 
(a)  that  they  are  intelligently  and  sincerely  endeavoring  to  secure 
for  their  pastor  the  largest  amount  possible  from  the  field; 


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(b)  That  they  pay  annually  the  Presbyterlal  assessment  and 
the  Home  Mission  apportionment,  and  that  they  contribute,  if 
possible,  to  the  causes  represented  by  our  Church  Boards;  and 

(c)  That  they  have  honorably  discharged  the  obligations  of  the 
church  toward  their  minister. 

3.  It  shall  be  the  aim  of  the  churches  and  of  the  committee 
to  reduce  the  amount  of  aid  each  year,  that  the  churches  may  at- 
tain self-support  as  soon  as  possible. 

4.  Grants  and  recommendations  of  aid  shall  be  made  by  the 
committee  only  upon  an  affirmative  vote  of  a  majority  of  the 
members  of  the  committee. 

5.  Payments  shall  be  due  at  the  end  of  each  quarter,  provided 
that  the  church  or  group  has  paid  its  proportion  of  the  pastor's 
salary  for  the  quarter;  and  that  the  minister  has  presented  his 
written  quarterly  report  to  the  committee.  All  payments  of 
money  by  the  committee  shall  be  made  by  its  treasurer  upon  an 
order  drawn  by  the  chairman  and  signed  by  the  secretary  or 
other  authorized  member  of  the  committee. 

6.  The  Home  Mission  Committee  shall  prepare  application 
blanks  to  be  issued  by  the  proper  officers  of  the  churches  applying 
for  aid,  requiring  the  necessary  information  on  the  basis  of  which 
the  application  may  be  considered.  These  blanks  will  be  ap- 
proved by  Presbytery  and  may  not  be  altered  without  its  consent. 

Rev.  John  P.  Hale,  D.  D.,  Lafayette,  Ind.,  is  chairman  of  the 
Home  Mission  Committee.  To  him,  all  letters  of  inquiry  on 
Home  Missions,  should  be  addressed. 


2.    Form  of  Applicatiox  For  Aid. 


I .     The  Presbyterian  Church  of 

upon  sessional  recommendation, 

submits  the  following  statement,  asking  for. ..  .months,  begin- 
ning with 19     ,  and  ending  with   19  2.     Name 

of  Treasurer.     3.     Name  of  President   of  Trustees  or  Clerk  of 

Session.     4.     Full  name  and  address  of  Minister 5.      He 

is  a  member  of  ...  Presbytery.  6.  Is  he  to  reside  on  your 
field?     7.     Is  the  ministry  his  entire  and  only  employment?       8. 

His  family  numbers 9.      Total  salary  proposed,  $..  .     Of 

which  the  congregation  pledges  $. ,  .  10.  Is  there  a  parsonage, 
with  free  use?  Where?  11.  Is  any  aid  asked  from  other 
sources?  12.  Amount  asked  from  Presbytery  $..  .  13. 
Amount  received  last  year  from  Presbytery  was$. .  .      14.     What 

aid  last  year  from  other  boards  ? 15.     Estimated   total  of 

Congregational  expenses,  for  all  items,  including  that  part  of 
salary  paid  by  the  church  itself,  etc.,  etc.,  for  year  covered  by 
this  application  ?$. .  .     i6.     Total  Congregational  expenses   for 


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year  just  ending,  and  amount  paid  by  the  church  $, .  .     17.     Was 

there  any    deficit  last  year On  what  ?..  .     18.     How  is  this 

provided  to  be  met?  ig.  What  (if  any)  present  debt?  $..  . 
Whereon? 20.  How  is  this  carried?  21.  Will  the  ap- 
propriation asked  secure  the  congregation,  this  year,  from  deficit  ? 
...  22.  Have  you  paid  the  salary  of  your  Minister  (whoever  he 
may  have  been)  up  to  the  date  of  the  last  quarter  ?  23.  Has 
thorough  effort  been  made  by  individual  subscription  to  do  your 
utmost  this  year  for  self  support?  24.  What  percentage  of  con- 
gregation by  actual  count  contributed?  25.  Have  you  a  Ladies' 
Aid  Society  organized  for  raising  funds  for  local  purposes?  26. 
Have  you  a  Woman's  Missionary  Society  auxiliary   to   the  Home 

Board?     Amount  contributed   by  them   last  year?     $ 27. 

What  is  the  value  of  property  held  by  this  congregation?     $ 

28.     Apportionment  paid  the  Home  Mission  treasurer  last  year? 

$ 29.     Our  hope  is  to  become  self-supporting  not  later 

than 30.     Exclusive  of  absentees,  the  total  number  of 

communicants  is ;  men women 31.    Total 

additions  last  year 32.  Number  of  families  in  our  con- 
gregation is 33.     Average  attendance  Sunday  (i)  morning 

and  (2)  evening  and  (3)  at  Mid-week  meeting 34.     Average 

attendance   of   Sabbath-school    scholars 45.     Nationality 

and   character  of  population  is 36.     Further   statement, 

respecting  needs  and  prospects,  noticing  special  features  of  diffi- 
culty and  encouragements,  (a)  Signed  by  the  Elders  and  the 
Trustees  of  the  church,  (b)  Acceptance  by  the  minister,  (c) 
Approved  by  H.  M.  Committee  and  signed  by  its  chairman. 


3.    liisT  OF  THE  Grouped  Churches. 

I.      SELF-SUPPORTING. 

Attica  and  Williamsport. 

Crawfordsville  Memorial  and  Alamo. 

Darlington  and  Beulah. 

Ladoga  and  Union. 

Montezuma  and  Eugene — Cayuga. 

Newtown  and  Bethel. 

Oxford  and  Boswell. 

Rossville  and  Pleasant  Hill. 

Sugar  Creek  and  Prairie  Center. 

Waveland  and  Bethany. 

2.     AID  RECEIVING. 


11.  Colfax,  Hazelrigg  and  Dover. 

12.  Earl  Park,  Benton  and  Bethlehem. 

13.  Judson  — Guion  and  Russellville. 


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14-     Kirklin,  Elizaville  and  Hopewell. 

15.  Rockfield  and  Rock  Creek. 

16.  State  Line,  Marshfield  and  West  Lebanon,  to  which  Romney 
is  added  for  the  present. 

3.      ATTACHED  CHURCHES. 

17.  New  Bethel  to  Rockville  Memorial. 

18.  Spring  Grove  to  Dayton. 

Groups  are  never  to  be  formed  or  broken   without   the  consent 
of  Presbytery, 


4.    Suggestions  to  Church  Sessions  ix  Keeping 
Their  Records. 

I.   SESSIONAL  RECORDS. 

1.  Have  a  good  book  and  write  in  it  the  proceedings  of  the 
Session  in  a  clear,  easy  read  hand. 

2.  Record  the  full  date— day,  month  and  year,  and  the  place 
of  each  meeting. 

3.  Record  the  names  of  the  Moderator  and  elders  present. 

4.  Record  the  opening  and  closing  of  each  Stated  Meeting 
with  prayer;  and  the  reading  and  approval  of  the  minutes  of  the 
previous  meeting. 

5.  Record  the  action  of  the  Session  in  receiving  and  dismiss- 
ing members. 

6.  Unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Session,  record  only  the 
motions  that  are  carried  — the  action  finally  taken  by  the  meeting; 
except  as  hereafter  directed. 

7.  Note  the  administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  and  of  Bap- 
tism; also  all  changes  of  Ministers;  all  ordinations  and  installations 
of  Ministers,  Elders  and  Deacons. 

8.  In  cases  of  discipline,  every  step  in  the  process,  as  provid- 
ed by  our  Book  of  Discipline,  is  to  be  carefully  recorded.  (See 
Book  of  Discipline,  chapter  iv,  section  24.) 

g.  When  reference  is  made  to  any  previous  action  of  the  Sec- 
tion, note  the  page  or  pages  on  which  it  is  recorded. 

10.  Record  so  much  of  the  proceedings  of  each  Church   and 
Congregational  meeting  as  will  faithfully  show  the  action  taken. 

11.  The  annual  Statistical  Report   for  the   General   Assembly 
is  to  be  recorded  by  order  of  the  Session. 

12.  Be  sure  to  send  the  Sessional  Record  Book   to  Presbytery 
at  its  Stated  Spring  Meeting. 


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II.  CHURCH  REGISTER. 


1.  Have  a  Church  Register  in  which  record  the  names  of  the 
Ministers,  Elders,  Deacons  and  members  of  the  Church;  also  all 
baptisms,  marriages,  dismissals  and  deaths  of  members.  (Our 
Board  of  Publication  publishes  a  book  properly  ruled  for  such 
purposes). 

2.  In  recording  the  names  of  new  members,  state  the  fact  of 
examination  or  of  letters,  and  in  each  case  state  the  full  name, 
and  if  a  wife  or  widow,  the  christian  name  of  the  husband,    also. 

3.  At  least  once  in  two  years  carefully  look  over  the  roll  of 
members, noting  absentees,  and  try  to  have  those  who  have  per- 
manently moved  away  take  letters  of  dismission  to  the  Church 
near  their  new  residence.  The  names  of  those  who  cannot  be 
found  are  to  be  enrolled  on  5  list  separate  from  the  regular  church 
roll.  (See  revised  Book  of  Discipline,  chapter  vii,  sections  48,  49, 
50  and  52,  to  which  special  attention  is  directed). 

SUPPLEMENTARY. 

1.  If  at  all  practicable  Sessions  should  have  stated  meetings, 
e.  g.,  once  each  month,  at  which  meetings  a  regular  order  of 
docket  of  business  should  be  followed,  embracing  all  the  usual  de- 
partments of  the  Session's  work. 

2.  Sessions  are  strongly  advised  to  appoint  committees  from 
among  their  own  number  on  the  several  departments  of  their  ad- 
ministrative work,  e.  g.,  on  Sabbath  Schools,  Prayer  Meetings, 
Benevolence,  etc.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  committees  to  keep 
the  Session  informed  of  all  matters  in  their  several  departments 
demanding  attention. 


5.    Anntjal  Collections. 

For  the  Churches  which  have  not  yet  adopted  the  scheme  of 
weekly  offerings  set  forth  In  the  Directory  for  Worship,  chapter 
vi,  it  is  recommended  that  the  first  Lord's  Day  of  the  following 
months  be  set  apart  for  offerings  to  the  benevolent  work  of-  the 
Church. 

1.  Foreign  Missions January 

2.  Aid  for  Colleges   February 

3.  Home  Missions  in  Crawfordsville  Presbytery March 

4.  Assessment  for  Presbytery  and  General  Assembly April 

5.  Sabbath  School  Work May 

6.  Home  Mission  Board  in  New  York June 

7.  Church  Erection July 

8.  Ministerial  Relief September 

9.  Education October 

10.     Freedmen December 

An  annual  collection  is  to  be  taken  for  each  of  the  above  causes. 


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In  sending  contributions,  give  the  name  of  the  church  and  the 
Presbytery  from  which  the  contribution  is  sent,  with  your  full 
name  and  postoffice  address,  and  direct  to  the  respective  treasurer 
as  indicated  in  Chap,  vi,  below. 

The  annual  assessment  for  defraying  the  expenses  of  Presby- 
tery, Synod  and  General  Assembly,  is  6  cents  per  member.  This 
is  to  be  paid  on  or  before  the  stated  Spring  meeting  of  Presbytery 
to  the  Treasurer  of  Presbytery,  Rev.  C.  A.  Price,  Kirklin,  Ind. 


The  annual  apportionment  made  by  Crawfordsville  Presbytery 
for  Home  Mission  purposes  is  35  cents  per  member.  This  is  to 
be  sent  m  March,  or  earlier  if  convenient,  to  the  Home  Mission 
Treasurer  of  Presbytery,  Mr.  W.  W.  Alder,  Lafayette,  Ind. 


On  the  Collection  for  the  Relief  of  Disabled  Ministers,  and  the 
Widows  of  Deceased  Ministers,  the  Synod  of  Indiana  on  October 
10,  1900,  adopted  the  following  resolutions: 

1.  That  the  pastors  be  required  to  deliver  a  special  sermon  or 
an  address  to  their  congregations  at  least  once  a  year,  setting 
forth  the  work  and  needs  of  the  Board  of  Relief. 

2.  That  churches  be  required  to  take  an  annual  collection  for 
this  Board,  which  contribution  shall  be  equal  to  at  least  the  one- 
hundredth  part  of  the  minister's  salary.  The  money  shall  be 
sent  direct  to  the  Board. 

3.  That  the  Chairman  of  the  Presbyterial  Standing  Commit- 
raittees  on  Ministerial  Relief  shall  correspond  with  the  sessions 
in  their  respective  Presbyteries,  and  inform  them  of  the  amount 
which  they  are  required  to  contribute  to  this  cause.  The  list  of 
the  contributions  shall  be  read  in  open  Presbytery  at  its  stated 
Spring  meeting. 

4.  That  the  Board  of  Relief  be  requested  to  print,  in  alpha- 
betical order,  a  list  of  all  churches  in  our  Presbyteries,  showing 
not  only  the  contributing  churches,  with  the  amounts  contribut- 
ed, but  also  the  names  of  the  non-contributing  churches. 

5.  That  it  is  the  sense  of  the  Synod  of  Indiana  that  any  min- 
ister in  charge  of  a  church  within  our  bounds,  who  does  not  give 
his  people  an  opportunity  to  contribute  to  the  Board  of  Minis- 
terial Relief,  is  remiss  in  his  duty  to  Christ  and  the  Church. 


;.    Theasurers  of  Church  Boards  and  Com- 
mittees. 

X.     Home   Mission  Treasurer  of  Crawfordsville  Presbytery, 


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(in  place  of  Mr,D.  F.  McClure  recently  resigned),  Mr.  W.W.  Alder. 
Lafayette,  Ind. 

2.  Home  Mission  Board,  Mr.  H.  C.  Olin,  No.  156  Fifth  Ave. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

3.  Foreign  Missions,  Mr.  Charles  W.    Hand,    No.    146  Fifth 
Ave.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

4.  Education,  Mr.   Jacob  Wilson,    No.    1319  Walnut  street, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

5.  Publication  and  Sabbath  School  Work,   Rev    Charles  T. 
McMullin,  No.  1319  Walnut  street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

6.  Church    Erection,    Mr.    Adam    Campbell,   No.    156  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York;  N.  Y. 

7.  Ministerial  Relief,  Rev.  W.  W.  Heberton,  No.  1319  Wal- 
nut street.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

8.  Freedmen,  Rev.  John  J.  Beacom,  D.  D.,  No.   516  Market 
street,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

9.  Aid  for  Colleges,  Rev.  E.  C.  Ray,  No.  30  Montauk  Block. 
115  Monroe  street,  Chicago  111. 

10.     Committee  on   Temperance,    Mr.   Wm.   C.   Lilley,    P.   O. 
Box  316,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 


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